ENTERING FRACTIONS AND REDUCED FRACTIONS
Some questions ask for a fraction or a reduced fraction.
Type fractions like 2/3 if your answer is .
For a reduced fraction answer, be sure to reduce your fraction to lowest terms. If is the correct answer, is not reduced, and would be marked wrong.
For both fraction and reduced fraction type problems, improper fractions are OK, like , but mixed numbers will not be accepted.
Try it here. Use the Preview button to see how the computer is interpreting what you type.
A) Enter : (Does NOT have to be reduced to lowest terms)
B) Enter in reduced form: (MUST be reduced to lowest terms)
Some questions ask for a fraction or a reduced fraction.
Type fractions like 2/3 if your answer is .
For a reduced fraction answer, be sure to reduce your fraction to lowest terms. If is the correct answer, is not reduced, and would be marked wrong.
For both fraction and reduced fraction type problems, improper fractions are OK, like , but mixed numbers will not be accepted.
Try it here. Use the Preview button to see how the computer is interpreting what you type.
A) Enter : (Does NOT have to be reduced to lowest terms)
B) Enter in reduced form: (MUST be reduced to lowest terms)